Scottish authorities have confirmed that rally legend Colin McRae and his son were among four killed in a helicopter crash near his home just after 4pm Saturday.

McRae, who won the 1995 World Rally Championship in a Subaru, was the pilot of the Squirrel helicopter when it crashed and burst into flames within sight of Jervis House, his family home in Jerviswood, Lanarkshire. There were no survivors.

McRae's five-year-old son, Johnny, was confirmed by McRae's agent as being on board, along with another child and another adult.